Trying Dior Makeup for the first time

I know it seems silly to post about something like this as you can find endless reviews of Dior makeup all over the internet, but as I have been a strictly drugstore make up girl all my life I thought I'd share my very first experience of this high end brand. I have admired Dior from afar for quite a few years but I could never justify the price tag, having got a mortgage pretty young at 25, only a few years after having a decent wage and previously being in full time education I could never afford it.
In more recent years I have made room in my budget for high quality skin care as it is a huge interest for me (as I'm always battling oily skin issues) I always said that I would love to wear a Dior lipstick on my wedding day and now that it is finally on the horizon, I allowed myself to purchase one.
Initially I didn't think the price was too over the top as I'v bought a few other lip products just below this price range, but I don't really like wearing lipsticks so I'v often wasted my money in this area, the only lipstick that I love right now is my bareMinerals 'Kitty'. With the launch of Dior's new lip balms I thought these would be perfect for what I want to wear on my wedding day; I wear lip balms on a daily basis and want to look as natural and have just an upgraded look to my everyday makeup. I like to have fun with my style and loved the look of the holo pink on other people so I made a bee line for it once I got into John Lewis.

Of course the packaging is absolutely stunning and something that drew me to these lipsticks in the first place. When I tried it for the first time it was exactly what I wanted, it feels just like a balm and has a hint of pink with such a fine glitter that it just looks ever so slightly shimmery

The other products I wanted were eyeshadows and a blusher, I chose these on a recent trip to Westfield where I was also given this adorable make up bag, mini lipgloss and clear nail varnish. It's little extras like these that will keep me coming back for more. I chose quite a bright coral colour as I love these kind of pinks, not sure if they work with my skin colour that well but I feel very special applying it. It is very pigmented which took me by surprise as I'm not used to this kind of intensity, but once I worked it into the skin and blurred the edges it gave a flattering rosiness to my cheeks.

The last item I bought was the eyeshadow palette, it comes in this beautifully zipped fastened case with five different shades, the one that caught my eye was the sparkly colour 010 of course. I wear a lot of brown shades on my eyes day to day and so I thought this would be the perfect capsule palette that I could also take with me on holidays. When I got round to actually trying it and was over the initial falling in love with it, I discovered that the shimmery shade wasn't quite as intense as I would have  liked, the light brown shade 567 is quite pearlescent and not something I would usually use for a base colour but just gave a more polished final look. The darkest brown colour 693 is so pigmented so I didn't need a lot for my crease but I love it as it is so extreme, the purple 777 doesn't look too purple on the skin which is good for me as I don't particularly like purple, but I swatched this in the store before I bought it to be sure. The pearlescent white 713 is just a lovely light colour that I will use in the inner corners of my eyes. I want to experiment a lot more with these shades as I feel I can get quite a glam natural look if I go a little bit lighter with the darker colours and really try to amp up the shimmery shade with a wet brush, but maybe keeping it slightly muted for my wedding will be a good thing as my dress is going to bring all the shimmer to the party!
Not sure I will keep the little brush inside the eyeshadow palette as it moves around and I'm scared it will break the shadows while in transit!
Overall I'm really happy with my purchases and can't wait to try more Dior!

Guests Hate Coming to Our Home!

Guests hate coming to our flat, as soon as people arrive I’m always saying "Oh yeah, milk" we don’t ever drink milk in our flat. When I offer people a drink we don’t have a lot on offer, we also never have snacks in our home either because we WILL eat them as soon as we see them, so it’s just dangerous to have them around. I love to eat the paleo diet which consists of fruit, veg, meat, nuts and seeds. I want a better reputation as a good host amongst my family and friends so Iv made a little guest kit that I can raid every time someone pops over, we will actually be able to offer them tea! 

As I said it is dangerous to keep snacks in our house so to stop or maybe prolong temptation, I decided to freeze them BEFORE they are even cooked! I made biscuits and cookies, prepared them to bake on these cheap oven trays, covered them in film and put them in my freezer. Iv made wheat free ones too as people have different dietary requirements. You don’t have to make the dough yourself, most supermarkets do ready made dough that stays in your fridge,  I froze them as it means it is all ready to go if guests arrive, and it also means minimal mess! They can be cooked in 10mins and cool enough to eat in another 10mins, and make your home smell awesome.

Next we bought a few cartons of long life milk which can be kept in the cupboard, I always have one ready in the fridge so it’s cold. I did the same for drinks, we hardly ever drink fizzy drinks or fruit juices so I bought cans and cartons, to make these less tempting I keep them under our kitchen cabinets that’s tricky to get to so we aren’t tempted ourselves, and put ice in a glass to cool them down (we always have ice because we love having cocktails) Their one portion size means we don’t have a big bottle or carton of drink left over for us to finish. We keep English tea bags in a sealed plastic bag as we hardly ever use them as we drink fruit or herbal teas ourselves. Instant coffee always seems to go mouldy before we get round to using even half of it up, we enjoy a good quality fresh mug of coffee and I'm sure this is the one thing that our guests do appreciate, and we have many varieties to offer!

It can be hard to follow a diet like the paleo diet as many people just don’t understand why, especially as I don’t have any food intolerances or allergies, most people hear the word diet and think we are trying to loose weight. I love being paleo because it makes me feel energised along with so many other reasons. But I don’t push anyone else into doing it and want to make people feel comfortable in my home, plus I’m not paleo 100% of the time as I’m very fond of fondant fancies and all cake in general, I have a massive sweet tooth that just can’t be quenched by paleo foods all the time so I try to be paleo at least 90% of the time. I don’t have a particular cheat day either, I just make sure I’m fully prepared with my meals and snacks, so I often don’t often crave non paleo foods, but if I do fancy something non paleo, I just get it when I can, it’s usually a kinder bueno or a whole box of fondant fancies (yes a whole box! I said it was dangerous to have these things in our flat!)